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CONTINUOUS-CIGARETTE MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed September 28,1894

To all whom it may concer-n:

Be it known that I, HERMANN KORTE, of VVahlershausen, near Cassel, in the Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Continuous-Cigarette Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in rod of loose tobacco or fillings is continually compressed and enveloped in an endless paper band or Wrapperand the seam of the latter is closed by a folding arrangement; and the objects of my improvement are, first, to make the forming channel and the forming wheels adjustable; second, to better fold and roll the wrapper seam; third, to provide a mechanism, whereby the circumferential velocity of the crimping Wheels is made like the velocity of the continuous cigarette; fourth, to afford facilities for the proper indenting of the folded and rolled Wrapper seam; fifth, to provide a press roller for leveling the indented folded Wrapper seam, also for making the cigarette oval in section, if so preferred; sixth, to make the apron reliable and adjustable. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a ground plan of my improved continuouscigarette machine; Fig. 2, a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3, an end View thereof; Fig. 4c, a cross-sectional view taken ou the plane of the line 7 s, Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a cross-section taken in the planeof the line'zl 7c, Fig. 20; Figs. 6, v7, S, and 9, various views of certain parts to be described later on; Fig. 10, a crosssectional View of the machine, taken in the plane of the line n o, Fig. 1; Fig. 11, a view from below at the lever O2 shown in Fig. 10; Fig. 12, a crosssectional View of the machine, taken in the plane of the line 1o q, Fig. 1; Fig. 13, a vertical longitudiualsection taken in the plane of the line t u, Fig. 1; Fig. 14, a crosssection on enlarged scale through the line a b of Fig. 13; Fig. 15,a cross-section through the line c d; Fig. 16, a cross-section through the line ef; Fig. 17, a cross-section through the line g h; Fig. 18, a cross-section through the line 'L' 7o; Fig. 19, a cross-section through the line Z m of Fig. 13; and Fig. 2O a horizontal sectional View of the machine, taken in the Eatent No. 541,364, dated June 1s, 1895.

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plane of the line v w, Fig. 13. Figs. 21 to 2l show parts of the `feed-apron, and will be rej ferred to later on.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- On the four columns U4 U4 erected on the table A a head plate U is fastened for the purpose of holding the two axles Q Q (Fig. 12). The one axle Q, pivote-d in the bearing S2 on the table A and in the bearing S in the head plate U,is made adjustable by means of the screws Q2 in the bracket A4 and U2 in the plate U' on the head plate U. In a similar manner the other axle Q', pivoted in the box S2 and in the bearing S', is made adjustable by means of the screws Q2and U2. Onthe axles Q Q two crimping Wheels R Rare fastened, which are finely toothed at the circumference and work together.

Immediately under the crimping wheels R R are two adjustable forming Wheels, which revolve on the axles Q Q and consist in the upper halves X X3 and in the lower halves X2 X4. Thelatterare threaded in the borings to tit to the equally threaded bosses of the upper halves X X2` so that they can be moved up and down, their lower parts being outside formed like nuts (Fig. 13). In this manner the furrows at the circumference of the forming wheels can be regulated according to the diameter of the continuous cigarette H.

The machine is driven by means of the shaft M (Fig. 1), which may be turned either by hand or through some suitable means from a machine making the continuous rod of loose tobacco or fillings. The motion of the shaft M is transmitted through the bevel Wheels N and N (Fig. 10) and the gear wheels P and P (Fig. 2) to the axles Q Q. )Vhen the machine is driven, not only the crimping wheels R R revolve, but also the forming Wheels X X3, X2 X4, to which motion is imparted through the gear Wheel V fastened on the axle Q and through the gear Wheels V W iV sitting on the bosses of the forming wheel halves'X X2. The two gear Wheels W W are alike, While the gear wheel V is a little larger than the other V. For this reason the lforming Wheels X X3, X3 X4 run 'a little quicker than the crimping wheels R R', and in such a manner, that the Velocity at the periphery of the crimping wheels R R is like that of the mean circumference of the forming Wheels X X3 X3 X4 and also like that of the continuous cigarette H.

The forming channel B is best shown in Figs. 13 to 19. It is open at the top (see Fig. 1') and is covered with a steel tongue D. At the front end it lis flat as shown by the cross section Fig. 14 to facilitate the entranceof the wrapper G, which is introduced over the guide pulley G. The channel B is hollowed out conically about from trestle A to trestle A3 to properly compress the tobacco fillings and to gradually envelop the same with the wrapper G. The end piece C is, however, bored cylindrically, slit at the top (Figs. 7, 18 and 19) and fastened to the channel B by means of theserews C3 C3 C3 5). Tointroduce the rod of fillings Il (Fig. 13) and the endless wrapper G into the forming channel B an endless feed apron I` is employed, which goes over the flat front end of the channel B into the latter and round the pulley K. The two cross bars D2 D5, fastened on the channel B by means of the screws D4 D3, serve to hold the steel tongue D. The one cross bar D3 is on its under side provided wil h two deep cuts D3 D3 (Figs. 9 and 17), which converge in the direction to the end piece C. To the cross bar D3 the steel tongue D is fastened only in the face shown hatched in Fig. 9. The steel tongue D is kept at a certain distance from the inside of the channel B, so as to leave on both sides narrow slits for the passage of the l bordersl of the wrapper G and of the apron I.

See Figs. 15 to 17. Thusthe steel tongue D not only compresses the fillings H, as they proceed in the channel B, but it also enables the two edges of the wrapper G to risecontinually and to approach each other over its upper surface. On arriving before the cross bar D3 the edges of the wrapper G are obliged to bend upward in order to travel through the deep cuts D3 D3 (Fig. 17). Here they are drawn nearer and nearer until on the exit they touch each other.

As said above, the end piece C has at the top a slit C3, which is shown in Fig. 7 exaggeratedly wide for the sake of clearness,fwhile in reality it is so narrow as to allow only of the two wrapper edges passing through. The top face of the end piece C is alittle above that of the channel l5 and is provided with two inclines C4 sloping to the slit C3. Into the furrow thus formed a die F (Figs. 13, 1S and 19) is fitted. It is fastened to the springr E by means of screws (Fig. 6) and is provided on its under side with a conical furrow F converging toward the exit. The spring E is .v connected with the cross bar D3 and made adjustable by means of the set-screws E E3. -It is capable of being bent a little upward, so as, to clean the furrow F of the die F. The spring E may also be fastened to the cross bar in its place.

end piece C. The end piece C is sharpened as shown in Figs. 6, 7,and 20, in 'order to bring the compressed and enveloped tobacco quite` t As already mentioned the edges of the end-f near to the forming wheels X X3, X2 X4.

less wrapper G touch each other on leaving."`

the cuts D3 D3 of the cross bar D3. When `farther proceeding, they enter the narrow slit.` l C3 and are thereby folded, so that they stand quite vertically. On reaching the die F, they are obliged by its furrow F to bend and `t0 1 roll more and more. On leaving the die F the rolled seam of the wrapperGis caught bythe l ne teeth of the crimping Wheels R R and indented or crimped, so that the seam is now prevented from opening again.

To insure this purpose, the lower end of the axle Q'f. 3

(Fig. 12) is fitted in a box S3 which can turnon the two pins S4 sidewise, while the upper end is in a bearing S which is pressed with the spring T3 by means of the screw T. Thus -4 the two crimping wheels R Rare pressed toa` gether so that their teeth crimp the wrapper" seam tightly.

Above the pulley K a press roller Y (Fig. t

13) is arranged in a frame Y3, which is connected at U3 (Fig. 1) to the head plate U by the pin Y and is made adjustable by the setscrew Z3. The latter is in an arm Z which can beswung about on the column Z. On

the axle of the press roller Y agear wheelY is fixed, which gears into the long pinion Y".

The pulley K is also toothed at one side and gears into the pinion Y, so that its motion is thereby imparted to the press roller Y. To insure a good working of the machine the pulley K, the press roller Y and the gear wheel Y3 are made of an equal diameter. The pinion Y4 is pivoted in an arm YS, which is adjustable on the column Z and may be put aside if desired.

The press roller Y serves for leveling the folded and crimped seam of the continuous cigarette H and also, where wanted, for flattening the cigarette, t'. e., giving it au oval section. (See Fig. 10.)

When a continuous cigarette of anotherdiameter is tobe made, the forming channel B will have to be replaced by another one and the forming wheels X X3, X3 X4 are readjusted to fit to the diameter of the cigarette.

The apron I is kept in tension by means ot the two pulleys l and I3. The one pulley I (Fig. 13) revolves on the shaft L3 (Fig. 4), which is pivoted in the bearing Land carries at the one side the short lever L2 (Fig. 2) and at the other side the, ratchet wheel L3. the boss of the bearing L' a lever L is turnable, which carries a weight LT and is provided with apawl L5 at the short arm L.

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Thus the pressure of the weight L7 is transmitted through the lever L, the pawl L3, the

ratchet wheel L6, the shaft L3, the lever L3 andthe pulley I2 to the feed apron I. ,To prevent the feed apron I from slipping on the pulley K, the latter is finely serrated and moreover the apron is in the following manner pressed against the pulley K. The bevel Wheel N turning round the bolt A3 (Fig. l0) has a long boss, on whichthe gear wheel P slides up and down, While it is obliged by a feather to partake in the revolution of the bevel Wheel N. On the gear wheel P an india rubber ring O is fastened in a suitable manner, while on pins O2 below the gear wheel P a lever O3 is turnable, which carries at the longer arm a weight O4 and at the shorter arm a friction Wheel O bearing against the gear wheel P. VIt will now be seen, that the pressure of the weight O4 is transmitted through the lever O3, the wheel O', the gear wheel 'P and the ring O to the feed apron I.

The feed apron I is made of two or several layers of tracing cloth pasted together in the manner indicated by Figs. 2l to 24. The ends of the tracing cloth strips in every layer butt at each other and the butts in one layer do not coincide with those in the next layer. Thus the butts ct and b in a twofold apron shown in Figs. 2l and 22 areinterposed, The same refers tothe butts a, b and c in a threefold apron. Shown in Figs. 23 and 24. In Figs. 22 and 24 the layers of the tracing cloth in the apron I are shown exaggeratedly thick for the sake of clearness. Thus an endless apron is obtained, which is throughout of the same thickness and lasts much longer than an apron with seven joints would, because the joints of the latter are not only thicker, but are also liable to wear and tear. Owing to this construction of the feed apron I the latter cannot be inserted in the channel B through the fine slit C3 (Fig. 7). Therefore the end piece C is made in two halves .united together by means of the screw C (Figs. 5 to 7). To insert the feed apron I in the channel B, one half of the end piece C is taken off, then the apron I is introduced and afterward closed in by putting the half on again.

The forming wheels X X2, X3 X4 serve to draw the feed apron I with the continuous cigarette Il out of the forming channel B. To insure this, they may also be covered at the circumferences with india'rubber.

Having described my invention, I declare that what I claim as new and of my own original invention is a l. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a forming channel, and an end piece forming an extension of said channel, said I end piece having a longitudinal opening, a

depression in its top, and a slit connecting said depression and opening, of a die yieldingly held in said depression, substantially as set forth. I

2. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a forming channel, and an end piece forming an extension of said channel,y said end piece having a longitudinal opening, a

depression inits top, and a slit connecting 'the depression and opening, of a die yieldingly held in said depression and provided with a folding groove in its under surface, substantially as set forth.

3.- In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a pair of shafts, a crimping Wheel on each shaft and opposite each other, of a forming Wheel mounted on each shaft, each forming Wheel comprising'a pair of forming-Wheel sections adj ustable with relation to each other, and means for driving the crimping Wheels and forming wheels, substantially as setforth.

4. In a cigarettemachine, the combination, with a pair of shafts, a crimping wheel on leach shaft and opposite each other, of afortuing wheel loose on each shaft, each forming wheel comprising a forming-wheel section having a hub, and a second forming-wheel section adj ustably mounted on said hub, and means for driving the Acrimping and forming Wheels, substantially as set forth.

5. In a cigarette machine, the combination, With a pair of shafts, a crimping wheel fixed on each shaft and opposite each other, of a forming wheel loose on each shaft, each forming Wheel comprising a pair of forming-Wheel sections, one of which has ay hub onto which the other section is threaded, means for driving the shafts, and means for driving the forming wheels, substantially as set forth.

6. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a pair of shafts, a crimping Wheel on each shaft, opposite each other and a swiveledV bearing at one end of one shaft, of a spring device normally tending to force the other end of said shaft toward the othershaft, substantially as set forth.

7. In a cigarette machine, the combi-nation, with a pair of shafts, a crimpingvvheel fixed on each shaft opposite each other, and a forming Wheel loosely mounted on each shaft, each forming wheel having a part provided with a IOO IIO

hub, of a pair of gear Wheels fixed on said l hubs and meshing into each other, a second pair of gear wheels meshing into each other, one of said Wheels being fixed on one of the hubs of the forming wheels, and the other be ing fixed on the'shaft'on which the opposite forming Wheel is mounted, and means for driving the lastmentioned shaft, substantially as set forth.

8. In a cigarette machine, the combination,

Witha pair of shafts, a crimping wheel fixedl on each shaft, and a forming 'wheel loosely mounted on each shaft, each forming wheel having a hub,of apair of gear wheels of equal diameters xed on said hubs and meshing into each other, a second pair of gear wheels of different' diameters meshing into each other, one of saidv Wheels being fixed on one of the hubs of the forming wheels, and the other being fixed on the shaft on which the opposite forming wheel is mounted, and

means for driving the last-mentioned shaft,

substantially as set forth.

. 9. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a pair of shafts, a crimping wheel xed on each shaft, a forming wheellooselymounted on each shaft, each forming wheel having a hub, one of the hubs being longer than the other, a pair of gear wheels of equal diameters fixed on the hubs and meshing into each other, a second pair of gear wheels of unequal diameters meshing into each other,` one being fixed on the long hub, and the other fixed on the shaft of the opposite forming wheel, and means for rotating the latter shaft, substantially as set forth.

10. In a cigarette machine, the combination,

with a band Wheel, and an apron passing over said wheel, of a pressure wheel having an annularsurface on its side, said annular surface normally pressing the apron against the band wheel, substantially as set forth.`

Il. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a band wheel, and an apron passing around the band wheel, of a pressure wheel provided with an elastic annular ring on its side, said annular ring normally pressing the apron against the band wheel, substantially as set forth.

12. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a band wheel, of an apron passing around said band wheel, a pressure wheel provided with an annular surface on its side, and a roller normally pressing the annular surfaceagainst the apron, substantially as set forth.

13. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a band wheel, of an apron passing around said band wheel, and a pressure wheel having an annular ring on one of its sides contacting with the apron, substantially as set forth.

14. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a band wheel having a crown gear, an apron passing over said band wheel and a swinging pressing roller, of a .crown wheel driving said pressing roller, and a gear wheel meshing into the crown gear on the band wheel and into the crown wheel, substantially as set forth.

15. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a driving shaft, a band wheel xed on the shaft and provided with a crown gear, an apron passing over said band wheel a movable frame, a shaft journaled in said frame, a pressing roller, and a crown wheel fixed on said shaft, of a swinging arm, a screw mounted in the swinging arm and bearing against the movable frame, and a gear wheel meshing into the crown surface on the band wheel and into the crown wheel, substantially as set forth.

16. In a cigarette machine, the combination, with a shaft, a pulley mounted on said shaft, a swinging frame fixed on said shaft, and a pulley mounted in said frame,vof a ratchet wheel fixed to the shaft,-a pawl engaging said ratchet wheel, and an apron passing over one pulley and under the other pulley, substantially as set forth.

17. In a cigarette machine, the combination,

with a shaft, a pulley mounted on said shaft, a swinging frame fixed on said shaft, and a pulley mounted in said frame, of-a ratchet` wheel fixed to the shaft, a lever mounted on one pulley and under the other pulley,-substantially as set forth. i

18. In a continuous cigarette-machine the combination of a forming channel B made ad justable vertically andk sidewise by means of@ set-screws B B2 B3 B4 in trestles A A2 adapted for said forming channel B, with a tongue D held in the opening of said forming channelV B and leaving free passage for the wrapper? p edges, a cross bar D2 holding said tongue Dit.' at the smaller end and having two deep cons t verging cuts D3 D3 for guiding the wrappel"` l edges, a sharpenedV and bored end pieceCse-V cured to the back end of said forming cl'muf` nel, made in two halves and leaving a narrow f slit C3 for folding the wrapper edges,a die E above said slit C3 and connected to said l bar D2, the said die F having a conical furrow` l F for bending and rolling the foldediwrappet l` edges, and an apron passing through said` channel and end piece substantially as shown` and described.

19. In a continuous cigarette-machine the'` combination of an adjustable forming chan nel B, with apair of forming wheels for drawn` ing the continuous cigarette ont of said forming channel, each forming wheel being made in two halves, threaded one into the other to adjust the width at the circumference aci cording to the diameter of the cigarette, axles carrying said forming wheels and made adj ustable endwise by means of screws, an apron cigarette in the channel, substantially as set forth.

passing through the channel and-between the forming wheels, and means for pressing thel ros 20. In a continuous cigarette-machine the combination of a first crimping wheel on an axle pivoted at both ends in fixed bearings,

with a second crimping wheel on a second axle, a box carrying one end of said second axle and pivoted on two pins so as to allow the axle to swing sidewise, a bearing for holding the other end of said second axle, a spring and a screw for pressing said bearing toward said first axle, so as to press the two crimp ing wheels tightly together, and means for imparting motion to said two axles, substantially as set forth.

21. In a continuous cigarette-machine thecombination of a pulley K having teeth at one border, a feed apron I, driven by said pulley i with a press roller Y above said pulley K, a.

pivoted frame Y2 carrying said press roller Y and connected with the machine frame, a setv screw Z2in a swinging arm Z for pressing said frame Y2 down, a gear wheel Ya fixed on the shaft of said press roller Y, and a long` pinion Y4 pivoted in a swinging arm Y5 and' gearing with said gear wheel Ys and with the teeth of said pulley K, substantially as set forth.

22. In a continuous cigarette-machine the ilo las

its revolution and transmit its motion to cerfA tain parts of the machine, an india rubber ring O secured to said gear Wheel P and capable of pressing the feed apron I against said pulley K, a lever O3 pivoted on said bolt A3, a friction wheel'O on the shorter arm of said lever O3 and bearing against said gear Wheel P, and a weight O4 on the longer arm of said lever O3 and pressing by means of said fric-A tion Wheel O', said gear Wheel P and said india rubber ring O the feed apron I against said pulley K, substantially as set forth.

23. In a continuous cigarette-machine the combination of the forming channel B, the endless feed apron I going through same, a

tongue, D, over said channel the serrated drivingvpulley K, with two tension pulleys I and I2, a shaft L3 pivoted in a bearing Lat the machine table and carrying the one I of said tension pulleys revolving on it at one side, a ratchet Wheel L(i fastened at the other side of said shaft L3, a short lever L2 fastened on said shaft L3 and carrying the other I2 of said tension pulleys, along lever L turning on the boss of said bearing L and having aY pawl L5 engaging with said ratchet WheellL,

and a Weight L7 on said lever L to give the feed apron I the required tension by means of the said various parts, substantially as set forth. t

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my narne in preisence of two subscribing witnesses.

Y HERMANN KORTE. Vitnesses:

ADoLF KOCH, RUDOLPH FRICKE. 

